Timer events are events that fire after an event, after the specified time. It is possible, for example, when recognizing motion in a camera, trigger a siren exactly at the time of the event and, through a timer event, position a camera in a certain position five seconds later.
The system allows you to create multiple timer events in this action.
Click Add to create a new timer event
Click Modify to modify an existing timer event
Click Delete to delete a timer event
When adding an event, the following screen will be displayed:
•Event Name: Enter a name for the timer event
•Description of the event: Enter a description for this timer event
•This event occurs after (Seconds): Select the time, after the parent event fires, at which the timer event will fire.
•Configure Actions: Select the actions for this event. To learn how to configure event actions see How to configure event actions.
•Cancel Timer Event: It is possible to cancel the timer event upon the occurrence of another event which can be selected by clicking Event to cancel timer. Just select the desired event as shown in the figure below:
If the selected event occurs before the timer event is triggered, it will cancel its execution. This option is very useful for, for example, operations like "Door Open for a Long Time" where the system must trigger an event if a door is left open for a long time. To create this type of hypothetical scenario, simply create a timer event when the door is opened, in this timer event you can configure, for example, to trigger a siren after 60 seconds, but you select the event when the door is closed to cancel this timer, that is, the timer will only be triggered if the door is open for more than 60 seconds as it will be canceled if the door is closed.